inoculant

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noun

The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculum

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grain refinerinoculum
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Meanings

nouninoculant (plural inoculants)

plural inoculants

  1. The active material used in an inoculation; an inoculum
  2. engineeringAn alloyant used to refine grains in a cast microstructure.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
grain refiner

nouna substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease

Similar
inoculum
Broader
substance
Also see
grain refinerinoculum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

continualunctional
Cite this entry
APA

inoculant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoculant

MLA

“inoculant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoculant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inoculant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoculant.

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